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Washington, D.C. – November 13, 2018 – On average, Americans spend approximately six hours per week cleaning their homes, with more than a quarter (28 percent) spending over seven hours straightening up. However, roughly a third of us are concerned if it’s enough and if we’re cleaning correctly, according to survey results compiled by the American Cleaning Institute.
2018 ACI National Cleaning Survey Stats on Cleaning Habits:
28 percent clean their…
Washington, D.C. – July 24, 2018 – James Kim, Ph.D., DABT, M.H.S., a toxicologist with extensive scientific and research experience in the public, private and academic sectors, has joined the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) as Associate Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs.
Dr. Kim most recently served as toxicologist with the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Statistical and Science Policy Branch. OMB is part of the…
Sven Godorr, Vice President Technology at Sasol Performance Chemicals, is the newest member of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Board of Directors.
At its latest meeting in Washington, DC, the ACI Board elected Dr. Godorr to fill an existing vacancy. His current term will last through January 2020.
The 22-year veteran of Sasol holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and looks after the company’s Technology Function. This includes the R&D, Technology Development, Product…
Washington, D.C. – October 19, 2018 – The global cleaning product supply chain can now prepare to do business as registration is open for the 2019 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Industry Convention.
ACI member companies are able to register for the industry’s signature business-to-business event on ACI’s website, www.cleaninginstitute.org.
The theme for the 93rd ACI Annual Meeting & Industry Convention is "…
Promotions Announced for Melissa Grande, Shawnté Furbush-Jones
Washington, D.C. – August 16, 2018 – The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) named veteran meeting planner Merla Zollinger as the association’s new Senior Director, Convention and Meetings.
Ms. Zollinger comes to ACI from American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, where she spent 27 years, most recently as Senior Manager, Convention Services.
"Merla brings extensive experience in meetings and convention…
ACI Survey Find Americans Detest Bathroom Cleaning the Most - But It's Still the Room We Clean the Most
In-depth results available here
Washington, D.C. – July 20, 2018 – Which room in American homes gets deep cleaned most often? Which cleaning activity do we dread the most? You might have guessed it – according to the American Cleaning Institute’s 2018 National Cleaning Survey, the answer to both questions is "the bathroom." And, following suit, the one item…
Douglas Troutman, Brian Sansoni Named Senior Vice Presidents
Ceara Flake Appointed Assistant General Counsel
Washington, D.C. – December 17, 2018 – The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning product supply chain, announced promotions for team members Douglas Troutman, Brian Sansoni and Ceara Flake.
"We are fortunate to have an outstanding group of leaders working for ACI and the cleaning product supply chain…
Washington, D.C. – March 14, 2018 – The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has a simple reminder for parents and caregivers: "Packets Up! is accident prevention."
PACKETS UP! is ACI’s consumer safety initiative to help reduce the number of accidents related to liquid laundry packets. As part of its PACKETS UP! program, ACI launched an educational microsite, PACKETSUP.com, which offers resources to encourage safe laundry room practices.
In concert with the annual…
New data released through the standards-setting body ASTM International show a substantial decline in the rate of young children’s exposures associated with liquid laundry packets.
This shows the interventions are working. Progress has been made, yet there is more work to be done.
An ASTM subcommittee, which met June 12 in Washington, D.C., reviewed data collected from 2017.
The December 2015 publication of ASTM's liquid laundry packets voluntary safety standard contains a strong set of…
ACI Honors Best 2017 Research Paper Published in Journal of Surfactants and Detergents
Award Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting in Minneapolis
Research that explores new ways for laundry detergents to improve their cleaning performance in lower wash temperatures was honored with the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Distinguished Paper Award, recognizing the most outstanding research to appear in 2017 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.
The award is presented at…
